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In biblical usage, any of a number of distinctive flowers ranging from the lotus of the Nile (1 Kings 7:19 ) to wild field flowers in Palestine (Matthew 6:28 ). The lily was the inspiration for the rim of the molten sea in the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 7:26; compare 1Kings 7:19,1 Kings 7:22 ). The Song of Solomon uses it to beautify the writer's description of love (1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 4:5 ). See Flowers in the Bible.

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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Lily'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​l/lily.html. 1991.
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